Ministry of Public Health Archives

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Qatar launches new office to repatriate bodies

The building, called the Humanitarian Services Office, will provide what the Ministry of Interior (MOI) is calling a "single window system" that simplified the procedures needed to send the body of a person who has died here back to their home country.

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Expat camel worker in Qatar diagnosed with MERS

According to the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), the man has no pre-existing health issues and is in stable condition at a state hospital isolation ward, as per national protocol.

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State hospitals in Qatar to stop selling junk food

A pilot phase to test out a healthy food plan will be rolled out soon.

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Price cuts on 400 drugs in Qatar starts today

Medications for illnesses including cardiovascular, respiratory and infectious diseases are among the cheaper drugs.

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Unqualified healthcare workers in Qatar put on notice

Some 25,000 professionals in Qatar must now be licensed under the unified National Continuous Medical Education and Professional Development (CME/CPD) Program to be legally allowed to work in the country.

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Qatar sees first MERS case in almost a year

The patient has been exhibiting symptoms including fever and cough, after returning from “a neighboring country.”

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Qatar rejects more than 5 million kg of imported food in 2015

More than 5 million kg of the food was either returned for not meeting import requirements or was declared unfit for human consumption, the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) said in a statement this month.

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Qatar health officials lobby to ban smoking at mall entrances

An official added that anyone found with e-cigarettes could be subject to punishment, as such products are banned in Qatar.

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Qatar health ministry withdraws children’s Advil over safety concerns

In a statement released to local newspapers, the MPH said that inspectors had withdrawn all of the affected stock from private and public healthcare providers as a precautionary measure due to an issue with the viscosity of the product.

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